Making Sure the Damages are Liquid

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:41:00 -0500

One of the great things about making an escrow deposit a requirement in the sale of broadcast assets is that it helps to validate the

Specific Performance: A Compelling Remedy

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:45:00 -0500

The buyer of a broadcast station is acquiring a scarce commodity – it’s not as if there’s an opportunity to go across the street to

Indemnification: A Useful Tool

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:48:00 -0500

Communications law expert John M. Pelkey of Garvey Schubert Barer doesn’t quite say that, if indemnification clauses were put in capsule or tablet form, they

A Guaranteed Way to Collect Post-Closing Damages

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:35:00 -0500

The seller of a broadcast property cannot just walk away from the closing table and start counting its money – most buyers will have the

Betting on a Station’s Future

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:41:00 -0500

Broadcast transaction, what you see is not always what you ultimately get – sometimes it's better! Such is the case when the station being sold has upgrade potential. In an ideal situation, the licensee will upgrade the station before selling it, but

The Towering Importance of Vertical Real Estate

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:44:00 -0500

One of the key components of a broadcast operation is a tower – the station’s vertical real estate. Besides making broadcasting possible in the first

Plagiarism as a Negotiating Strategy

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:25:00 -0500

Are you planning to buy a broadcast station? Would you like to include protections for yourself in the contract -- protections the seller perhaps would

Taking Stock: Special Considerations in an Equity Transaction

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:19:00 -0500

Pitfalls the strategy places in front of each party and the contractual safeguards that can be used to avoid them. In most broadcast transactions, the buyer purchases the station’s assets. Every so often, however, it makes more sense

Making Sure the Buyer has the Money to Close

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:27:00 -0500

In a broadcast transaction, it is pretty much a given that the seller will have the goods ready to go on closing day. However, the

Making Sure that Seller Conducts Business as Usual

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:38:00 -0500

Most broadcast stations are sold as going concerns, and a large part of their value is in the form of intellectual property, loyal audience and